BA in Vancouver

I’ve had John Barricelli’s recipe for Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies bookmarked for quite a while and I thought, “toooday’s the day. I make those cookies. And fill that egg-cookie jar. Yum.” Yes, I had that exact inner dialogue with myself. If you don’t know who John Barricelli is, he’s a wonderful baker/pastry chef who works […]

As though I’d stop at marshmallows! I’ve gotten the mothership to start saving egg yolks for me in preparation for the next batch of ice cream. I had tipped of T that I had a pound of Trader Joe chocolate up for use – it turns out that I had purchased the right ‘colour’ of […]

Don’t worry. It’s just chocolate cake. Delicious, fudgy, chocolate cake. With chocolate frosting. I’m going through a bit of a down time, so what’s a better pick-me-up than chocolate cake? It’s such a female cliche, but I embrace it wholeheartedly. And if you have a problem with it – no cake for you! (that unforgettable […]